| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, 115 min.) |
| Summary |
Often referred to as one of the scariest films ever made, 'Pulse' tells the story of a group of young friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Is he trying to contact them from beyond the grave or is there something more sinister afoot? The mysterious floppy disk they find in the dead man's apartment may provide a clue, but instead launches a program that seems to present odd, ethereal transmissions of people engaged in solitaryactivities in their apartments. But there is something not quite right in the appearance and behavior of these lonely souls. Soon, there are more strange deaths and disappearances within the group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of mo re ghosts as the city of Tokyo - and the world - is slowly drained of life. Predating many of the Japanese horror (J-horror) films that have been re-made for American audiences (including 'The Grudge', 'Dark Water', 'Pulse' was originally purchased by Miramax in 2001 to make way for a re-make. Eschewing gore and easy shocks for a harrowing tone unique to his cinema, writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made a dense and complex film whose metaphysical and psychological resonance will last long after the chills have subsided |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001 |
| Credits |
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa ; Director of photography, Junichiro Hayashi ; editor, Jyunichi Kikuchi ; music, Takeshi Haketa ; visual effects, Shuji Asano |
| Cast |
Performers: Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Show Aikawa, Jun Fubuki, Shinji Takeda, Koji Yakusho |
| Event |
Originally produced by Madman Entertainment in 2001 |
| Notes |
Originally produced [Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainmment, 2006] |
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English subtitles |
| Subject |
Horror films.
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Horror films.
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| Genre/Form |
Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Horror films.
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Feature films.
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Films d'horreur.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Kurosawa, Kiyoshi, 1955-
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Haketa, Takeshi
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